At 11:52 PM 9/24/00 -0400, you wrote: >Margaret, your bounty sounds so rewarding! Do you freeze most >of it, or can it, or dry it...? > >We also harvested our crops today -- 2 artichokes and a coffee >can full of cherry tomatoes. We are leaving the pineapple for >a few more weeks, hoping for a non-freeze. > >The dinner-plate dahlias are phenominal, but we can't eat 'em . . . > >Penny, NY We usually freeze or dry chiles, depending on their types, and can tomatoes. We usually eat ripening tomatoes, picked green, until Christmas. Margaret L